Arthur was frequently baffled by the complacency with which people went on with what they insouciantly called their lives, as if both the word and the thing made perfect sense to them.

wear flannel next to your skin, and never believe in eternal punishment.

The principle of democracy is a recognition of the sovereign, inalienable rights of man as a gift from God, the Source of law.

Cats always seem so very wise, when staring with their half-closed eyes. Can they be thinking, I'll be nice, and maybe she will feed me twice?

Know what you love and do what you love. If you don't do what you love, you're just wasting your time.

I believe humility is a virtue, but I prefer not to use it unless it is absolutely necessary.

There is a very fine line between listening and stalking.

New York, oh my God, in my early 20s. I felt, this is home, this is really where I belong.

Improving some of the rules under which the Senate functions can begin to replace some of the bad habits Washington has developed with better ones.

The people of New Orleans have gotten to rock bottom. And the only way out in my mind is for them to really understand it, and then to really choose to get better.

You can turn something into art just because of the way you tell people to look at it.

he must deny his right to himself, and he must realize who Jesus Christ is before he will bring himself to do it. Beware of refusing to go to the funeral of your own independence